SIA (SnowSports Industries America) recently released retail sales number (Word document download) for Snow Sports from the 2009-2010 Winter Season and it looks encouraging. While numbers didn’t quite rebound to 2007-2008′s record setting level, last season was a good bounce back from a disappointing previous season:Another interesting set of numbers from this report can be [...]
Entries Tagged as 'ski'
Snow Sports Sales – Some Good News
July 12th, 2010 No Comments
Tags: 2009-2010 winter season · retail · ski · snowboard
Airline baggage fees and the ski industry
April 24th, 2010 2 Comments
This post languished as a short draft through the whole winter. Then I took a trip to Colorado about two weeks ago on Delta, brought my own ski equipment with and realized that if I hadn’t been able to pack lightly (3 day spring trip), that I would have had to check an additional bag, [...]
Tags: baggage fee · ski · snowboard · travel
Resetting Expectations
April 12th, 2010 2 Comments
I’ve been meaning to write about something that I experienced with my daughter on the slopes here in Park City back in December for some time now, but I haven’t found the right moment too until now. At work, we’ve been rolling up our sleeves and getting into a lot of strategic planning and I’ve [...]
Live Streaming Snow Safety
March 7th, 2010 No Comments
When the opportunity to ‘ride along’ with the snow safety team presents itself, I jump at it. Which is how I wound up on Pinecone Ridge yesterday morning at a very early hour (not much after 7am) – tagging along to watch our team make the slopes safe for us all to ski and ride. [...]
Tags: pinecone ridge · powder · ski · snow safety
Helmets – To Wear or Not to Wear
April 15th, 2009 No Comments
Since the tragic skiing accident that killed Natasha Richardson a month ago, I’ve been thinking a lot about helmet usage while skiing and riding and I’ve finally gotten around to posting after I saw this press release from Vail Resorts. VR have announced that effective next season, “…the Company will require all employees to wear [...]
Tags: helmet · ski · vail resorts
Another day at the office
February 10th, 2009 2 Comments
I spent practically the entire afternoon today in back-to-back meetings and felt as if I were going backwards instead of forwards. However, it’s awfully hard to even think about complaining about a day that starts off like this: I guess it just goes to say that working for a ski resort is not without some [...]
Tags: park city mountain resort · powder · ski · snowboard
To Tune or not to Tune?
January 26th, 2009 No Comments
I enjoy listening to music while I’m skiing on my own. I make sure my Ipod is tuned to a level where I can still take part in a conversation on a chairlift, select a play list that fits my mood, and off I go. I don’t always plug in when I’m riding alone, but [...]
